Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000235

Kenley South

Kenley South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,890 residents in Croydon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Croydon
6,890

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,656

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,277.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Sunbury East, Spelthorne7,742 residents · 75.4% owned · 11.1% no carOrchard Hill, Woodcote Green & Clockhouse, Sutton6,738 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.2% no carChelsfield & Green Street Green, Bromley7,716 residents · 84.1% owned · 11.9% no carIckenham, Hillingdon7,643 residents · 81.6% owned · 10.1% no carLoughton North, Epping Forest9,863 residents · 76.4% owned · 11.9% no carLoughton West, Epping Forest6,034 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.1% no car

Most similar within Croydon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sanderstead, Croydon7,956 residents · 87.9% owned · 11.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kenley South

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned79.1%
2,101 households
Private rented9.9%
263 households
Social rented9.8%
259 households
Shared ownership1.2%
33 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.9%
1,193 households
Semi-detached29.8%
790 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.2%
431 households
Terraced6.5%
172 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,160 households
2 cars or vans in household31.5%
836 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
337 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
325 households
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.9%
1,008 households
3 bedrooms36.8%
977 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
571 households
1 bedroom3.8%
101 households
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.9%
1,938 households
One-person household20.5%
544 households
Other household types6.6%
176 households
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
959 households
1 person in household20.5%
544 households
3 people in household20.2%
536 households
4 people in household15.9%
422 households
5 people in household6%
160 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,193 residents
15–2914.4%
993 residents
30–4419.8%
1,362 residents
45–6429%
1,997 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,341 residents
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.5%
5,000 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.2%
770 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.2%
563 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
416 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
144 residents
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.7%
2,452 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
802 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.5%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%
3,530 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,004 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,426 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,249 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
3,632 residents
Good health33.7%
2,322 residents
Fair health9.7%
671 residents
Bad health2.4%
163 residents
Very bad health1.5%
101 residents
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
5,972 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
921 residents
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.2%
1,600 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
799 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
210 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Kenley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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